Question 1

The symbolic interactionist perspective

Accepted Answer

A)  examines the relationship between the functions of education and problems in schools. 
B)  studies classroom dynamics and how practices such as labeling affect students' self-concept and aspirations. 
C)  focuses on how education perpetuates inequality based on race, sex, and gender. 
D)  fails to recognize education as an integral part of the socialization process 
A)  examines the relationship between the functions of education and problems in schools. 
B)  studies classroom dynamics and how practices such as labeling affect students' self-concept and aspirations. 
C)  focuses on how education perpetuates inequality based on race, sex, and gender. 
D)  fails to recognize education as an integral part of the socialization process

Question 2

Which of the following statements regarding the hidden curriculum is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is composed of core courses that all students are required to take. 
B)  It does not include values and attitudes such as conformity and obedience to authority. 
C)  It is learned through implied demands in the everyday rules and routines of school. 
D)  It does not reflect the value system of the elite people in society. 
A)  It is composed of core courses that all students are required to take. 
B)  It does not include values and attitudes such as conformity and obedience to authority. 
C)  It is learned through implied demands in the everyday rules and routines of school. 
D)  It does not reflect the value system of the elite people in society.

Question 3

The social institution responsible for transmitting knowledge, skills, and cultural values in a formally organized structure is

Accepted Answer

A)  family. 
B)  education. 
C)  religion. 
D)  economy. 
A)  family. 
B)  education. 
C)  religion. 
D)  economy.

Question 4

Conflict theorists believe that education

Accepted Answer

A)  challenges existing class relationships. 
B)  perpetuates inequalities based on race, class, and gender. 
C)  fails to fulfill its basic latent functions. 
D)  often becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy for students. 
A)  challenges existing class relationships. 
B)  perpetuates inequalities based on race, class, and gender. 
C)  fails to fulfill its basic latent functions. 
D)  often becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy for students.

Question 5

Functionalists believe that education is one of the most important social institutions because it contributes to the smooth functioning of society and provides individuals with opportunities for personal fulfillment and upward social mobility.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

The symbolic interactionist perspective

Which of the following statements regarding the hidden curriculum is true?

The social institution responsible for transmitting knowledge, skills, and cultural values in a formally organized structure is

Conflict theorists believe that education

Functionalists believe that education is one of the most important social institutions because it contributes to the smooth functioning of society and provides individuals with opportunities for personal fulfillment and upward social mobility.

Studying Social Problems in the Twenty-First Century

Wealth and Poverty: Us and Global Economic Inequities

Racial and Ethnic Inequality

Gender Inequality

Inequality Based on Age

Inequality Based on Sexual Orientation

Prostitution, Pornography, and the Sex Industry

Alcohol and Other Drugs

Crime and Criminal Justice

Health Care: Problems of Physical and Mental Illness

The Changing Family

Problems in Politics and the Global Economy

Problems in the Media

Population, Global Inequality, and the Environmental Crisis

Urban Problems

Global Social Problems: War and Terrorism

Can Social Problems Be Solved

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Exam 12: Problems in Education

The symbolic interactionist perspective

Which of the following statements regarding the hidden curriculum is true?

The social institution responsible for transmitting knowledge, skills, and cultural values in a formally organized structure is

Conflict theorists believe that education

Functionalists believe that education is one of the most important social institutions because it contributes to the smooth functioning of society and provides individuals with opportunities for personal fulfillment and upward social mobility.

Studying Social Problems in the Twenty-First Century

Wealth and Poverty: Us and Global Economic Inequities

Racial and Ethnic Inequality

Gender Inequality

Inequality Based on Age

Inequality Based on Sexual Orientation

Prostitution, Pornography, and the Sex Industry

Alcohol and Other Drugs

Crime and Criminal Justice

Health Care: Problems of Physical and Mental Illness

The Changing Family

Problems in Politics and the Global Economy

Problems in the Media

Population, Global Inequality, and the Environmental Crisis

Urban Problems

Global Social Problems: War and Terrorism

Can Social Problems Be Solved

Filters